Canada

Leslyn Lewis's former campaign manager to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in 2023

OTTAWA - The man ran Leslyn Lewis's campaign as she made two consecutive bids to become the federal Conservative leader is off to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith try to win a provincial election i...

Dec 09, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Mounties found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault

EDMONTON - Two Mounties on trial in the killing of an Alberta man have been found not guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault. Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl. Randy Stenger were charged after the ...

Dec 09, 2022

'No grounds': RCMP say no criminal charges in fatal Alberta icefield crash

EDMONTON - Mounties say no criminal charges will be laid in a fatal rollover of an all-terrain tour bus at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains more than two years ago. Three people were kille...

Dec 09, 2022

Haitians rally for interim government, but remain split on military intervention

OTTAWA - Citizen and business groups are rallying for a political consensus to get Haiti out of humanitarian and political crises, but remain split on the idea of a military intervention. Advocates in...

Dec 09, 2022

Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE - Two Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories are working to establish a new Indigenous protected and conservation area. Deninu Kue First Nation and the Fort Resolution Mtis Go...

Dec 09, 2022

No decision on landfill search, Winnipeg Police Board considering outside help

WINNIPEG - Decisions on next steps in a potential search for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to be at a landfill outside Winnipeg are being worked through with the option of bringing in o...

Dec 09, 2022

Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster for use in children ages five to 11, which targets the original strain of the coronavirus and more recent variants. The P...

Dec 09, 2022

Premiers to hold virtual news conference

Canada's premiers plan to meet virtually today, a month after talks with the federal government on health-care funding ended without an agreement. The premiers have been calling on Ottawa to increase ...

Dec 09, 2022

New critical minerals strategy drilling down on six elements with most potential

OTTAWA - Canada's new $4-billion critical minerals strategy will at first focus on the six categories of metals and minerals with the biggest potential for growth. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, c...

Dec 09, 2022

Canada sanctions dozens in Russia, Iran, Myanmar ahead of global Human Rights Day

OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning dozens of officials and companies from three of the world's worst regimes for human rights. Ottawa will freeze any Canadian assets held by 67 people and nine entities in...

Dec 09, 2022